UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was named Sportsman of the Year at the Halberg Awards last night – and immediately stole the show with a powerful acceptance speech.The Nigerian-New Zealand MMA fighter was the first combat…
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New Zealand Rugby's day of reckoning isn't far off with a broken model heading towards bankruptcy
By Hamish Bidwell of RugbyPass.com COMMENT: New Zealand Rugby’s day of reckoning isn’t far off.Whether it’s precipitated by South Africa’s potential withdrawal from Sanzaar is a moot point. The fact is the game in this country…
Rugby: Ian Foster lifts lid on what went wrong for All Blacks at World Cup
Ian Foster has admitted that the All Blacks need to “figure out” a new way of playing if they are to get back to the top of world rugby.Speaking on Sky Sports’ The Breakdown, the new All Blacks coach opened up on his side’s semifinal…
Cricket: Sophie Devine smashes records in incredible Twenty20 innings for White Ferns against South Africa
Sophie Devine has broken a world record on her way to blasting one of the best Twenty20 innings by a New Zealander.Devine has become the first female to reach 50 in five consecutive Twenty20 internationals, and she then went even…
Live cricket updates: Black Caps v India, second ODI from Eden Park
All the action from the second ODI between the Black Caps and India at Eden Park.
India U19’s dominance in numbers: Yashasvi Jaiswal racks up batting records, spinners shine in World Cup
America's Cup: Ben Ainslie reveals trip to spy on Team New Zealand's Te Aihe
Ineos Team UK skipper Ben Ainslie has revealed a reconnaissance trip he made to New Zealand late last year to scope out Emirates Team New Zealand’s Te Aihe.Team New Zealand launched Te Aihe last September to begin testing ahead…
Cricket: Desertion? Jeremy Coney slams Black Caps coach Gary Stead for skipping ODIs against India
Kiwi cricket legend Jeremy Coney has all but accused current coach Gary Stead of desertion, in one of the most withering blasts against a sports boss for many years.Coney veered between tearing Stead apart and mocking him, after…
India vs New Zealand: Tom Latham hopes fresh faces will turn it around for Kiwis
Cricket: Fans fuming over Gary Stead's 'pre-planned break' amid Black Caps' horror run
The timing of Black Caps coach Gary Stead’s pre-planned break from the side has come under fire from observers of the side.Bowling coach Shane Jurgensen is standing in as head coach of the side for its ODI series against India starting…